Published date: 19 February 2020

Last edited date: 1 May 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 18 March 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Cafeteria services - 55330000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP474289414

Published date

19 February 2020

Closing date

18 March 2020

Contract start date

3 May 2020

Contract end date

2 May 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

NOTE: This notice was updated on 01 May 2020 for the following reason: Forestry England have decided to cancel this tender exercise. This decision has been made due to the evolving impact of these unprecedented times. The requirement will be re-tendered under a separate commercial exercise later this year.(Forestry England have an opportunity for a new tenant to operate a Lease for Kielder Castle Café for a period of 1 year. There will be an option to extend the lease by up to a further 2 years in total. The successful bidder/tenant will need to work proactively with Forestry England, alongside existing businesses on site, to provide a high quality visitor experience.)

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Emily Coffin

Address

620 Bristol Business Park
Bristol
BS16 1EJ
UK

Telephone

03000674000

Email

procurement.england@forestryengland.uk